A gang of teenagers is running riot on the streets. Responsible for a number of burglaries and car thefts, the police are at their wits end
trying to put a stop to the gangs activities. Just when it seems things cannot get any worse, the gang targets Shelby House, an old peoples home.

This isn't exactly a novel, it's more of a biography, but it's one of my favorite books of all time and that's out of 1000s now. I rarely read
fiction but this straddled the line between nonfiction, history and maaaayyybbbbeeee fiction, nicely.

The Bartimaeus Trilogy .
It's set in London ,but the demon Bartimaeus is ancient ,and has seen civilizations built ,and fall .
He flashes back to other times in his life quite a lot ,and the last book is about his most beloved master ,who was Egyptian .

There is now also a fourth book ,that is a prequel to the trilogy ,that takes place in ancient Jerusalem.

The original series was coined the anti Harry Potter series ,as its also about a child wizard ,but he is ambitious and calculating .
I re read it all peridocially ,because its awesome .
Bartimaeus is quite witty and has a sly dry sense of humor. I love him .

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